Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, Ohio
Sera Swan was one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her Great-Aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she helps her aunt run an enchanted inn in Lancashire and longs for a future that […]
From asylums and outdated diagnoses to today’s growing conversations around healing and care, Fractured Foundations looks at how mental health has been understood and treated throughout American history. We’ll explore the cultural beliefs, systems and policies that have shaped the mental health landscape and talk about where we go from here - toward a future […]
In this stunningly twisty thriller, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce’s college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don’t add up…which is something he cannot ignore.
We're kicking off this season of From Page to Screen with Inherit the Wind—a powerful courtroom drama that felt especially timely to include, as 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the real-life Scopes "Monkey" Trial on which it’s based. Released in 1960 and directed by Stanley Kramer, the film dramatizes the clash between science and […]
The Devil in the White City draws the reader into the enchantment of the Guilded Age, with a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of a master builder, a […]
Despite many efforts, only one man was able to wage a campaign during the Civil War that could be given the title “Napoleonic” based on its operational daring, speed, courage, complexity, innovation and results. The man was Ulysses S. Grant; the campaign, Vicksburg. Using original photographs, presenter Steve Pettyjohn follows the battles of Vicksburg where […]
On Lake Erie’s secluded Sandy Stone Island, Sarah, a woman in her thirties, remains bound to the island by an unshakable phobia born from a tragic accident in her youth. Winter envelops the island as Sarah’s estranged sister, Alice, begins sending cryptic text messages, stirring memories of the day a storm forever altered their lives. […]
Did you know Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright wrote small? Writing coach Steve FitzGerald will discuss new and old forms of "small" writing, including traditional and American haiku, vignettes, Aesop's Fables, flash fiction, micropoetry and parables. He'll lead the audience through the writing of two haiku -- that based on previous group efforts […]
Both Edward G. Robinson and Dame Judith Anderson are on the list of The American Film Institute’s all-time best villains. They play a brother and sister who live on a farm and have an adopted teenage daughter. They also have a secret: a haunted house in their nearby woods. Other characters become involved in what […]
Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to […]
Beach glass, fossils, pottery and rocks are among the treasures waiting to be discovered along the shores of Lake Erie. This presentation will show beach enthusiasts, treasure hunters, and people new to beachcombing where and how to find these wonders, how to identify them and how easy it is for everyone of all ages to […]
Based on Joseph Heller’s landmark novel, Catch-22 is a darkly absurd take on the madness of war and military bureaucracy. Alan Arkin stars as Yossarian, a World War II bombardier caught in an impossible logic loop: to be declared insane and avoid combat, he must ask for relief—but asking proves his sanity. Director Mike Nichols […]